All Speakers
Ana SALCEDA
Filmmaker, Journalist, Impact Producer
BelugaSmile Productions / Big Fish Initiative
For more than two decades, Ana Salceda has worked as a journalist, communication strategist, and Emmy-nominated director/producer of internationally award-winning documentaries. Her work draws on the…
Mark GERRARD
Director
Conservation Strategy Fund
Mark Gerrard is the Africa Director at Conservation Strategy Fund (CSF), where he leads initiatives that integrate economic analysis and finance into conservation strategies across the continent.…
Johanne Nordby Fremstad
Senior Adviser
Norad
Johanne is a Senior Adviser with the Oceans Team at the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad), where she has worked for over four years on advancing sustainable and equitable ocean and…
SHOBHANA GURUNG PRADHAN
COUNTRY DIRECTOR FOR NEPAL
BBC Media Action
I currently serve as the Country Director for BBC Media Action in Nepal and have recently assumed the additional role of Regional Director for Afghanistan, India and Nepal. With over twenty-five…
Jeffery STALLMAN
Fungus Conservation Coordinator
Global Center for Species Survival; Indianapolis Zoological Society
Jeff is the Fungal Conservation Coordinator at the Global Center for Species Survival at the Indianapolis Zoo. In his role, he works closely with the Fungal Conservation Committee and nine specialist…
Busheska ANGELA
Founder
EnRoute
Angela Busheska, 24, is a climate-tech innovator and AI researcher based in New York City. Motivated by losing her aunt to toxic air pollution in North Macedonia, she combines engineering, research,…
CELINE KOOI HUA LIM
Managing Director
SAVE Rivers
Celine Lim is an Indigenous Kayan from Baram, Sarawak Borneo, and is the Managing Director of SAVE Rivers, a local Non-profit and Civil Society Organization (CSO) championing Indigenous Peoples' (IPs…
Peter Bille LARSEN
lecturer
IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas 2021-2025
Linking conservation, social equity and complex heritage.
Cristiane DERANI
Professor
Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina
Cristiane Derani is a Professor at the Federal University of Santa Catarina, Brazil, where she teaches Public International Law, International Economic Law and International Environmental Law. She is…
Emily SWENSON
Barbara CHESIRE
Managing Director
AB Entheos
Barbara has been in the insurance industry for 18 years and is passionate to see insurance play a role in increasing financial resilience across the continent. She co-founded AB Entheos in 2014 and…
Haizea JIMENEZ
Head of Overseas programme
IUCN French Committee
Marine biologist specializing in the quantitative ecology of benthic communities across coastal temperate and tropical ecosystems. I bring extensive fieldwork expertise, strong taxonomic skills, and…
Jatna SUPRIATNA
Chairman
Research Center for Climate Change ISER FMIPA UI
Prof. Jatna Supriatna is one of Indonesia’s foremost conservation biologists, with a distinguished academic and professional career spanning decades. He earned his Master’s and Doctoral degrees in…
Joanne WILSON
Senior Policy Officer
NSW Environmental Protection Authority
Joanne is a highly experienced conservation scientist and manager with a background in marine and coastal ecosystems, protected area management and monitoring and evaluation. Over her 25 year career…
Eric SCHMIDT
Executive Director
Wildlife Protection Solutions
Combining a deep understanding of technology with a passion for wildlife allows Eric Schmidt to approach conservation issues from multiple perspectives. With a Master’s degree in conservation…
Anupama Rajya SHAHI
I am a young enthusiastic Environmentalist doing my Masters degree in Environmental Science in Pokhara University and working in various NGOs as Freelancer Environmentalist in numerous Environmental…
Tunga RAI
Director of the Climate Change Program
Nepal Federation of Indigenous Nationalities (NEFIN)
Tunga Bhadra RaiTunga Bhadra Rai is an Indigenous researcher and anthropologist from Nepal, belonging to the Rai Indigenous Nationality. He is Director of the Climate Change Program at the Nepal…
AKAMBI IS DEEN
ingénieur aménagiste environnementaliste
UICN/PACO
Experience and knowledge in the process of developing and managing Protected Areas, specifically the Transboundary Mono Reserve (having participated in the creation process of the Bouche du Roy…
Christy WILLIAMS
NEOM
Amirtharaj Christy Williams is Director of Land Conservation at NEOM, where he leads the development and management of the NEOM Nature Reserve’s land area, including one of the world’s largest…
Peregrine WOLFF
PRAB member, WSF / Executive Manager, WDA
Wildlife Disease Association
Peregrine is the Executive Manager of the Wildlife Disease Association. A graduate from Cornell University, she has devoted her 40-year veterinary career to working in wildlife health, with…
Rebecca MOORE
Director Emeritus, Google Earth
Google / Geo for Good LLC
For twenty years, Rebecca Moore has directed Google’s geospatial technology initiatives driving environmental sustainability and social impact, including Google Earth, Google Earth Engine and the…
Matthew MITCHELL
Senior Researcher
Yas SeaWorld Research and Recue Center
I'm a Senior Researcher at the Yas SeaWorld Research and Rescue Center in Abu Dhabi, UAE. My work focuses on how individual fish respond both behaviorally and physiologically to changes in their…
Kimathi Norah
Co-founder
Zerobionic
Norah Kimathi is a 22-year-old multi-award-winning entrepreneur whose ventures in assistive robotics, climate innovation, and inclusive education are reshaping the future of Africa’s innovation…
Iben MUNCK
Executive Operations Manager
Conservation International
Executive OfficerIben Munck is the Executive Officer for IUCN’s Commission on Environmental, Economic, and Social Policy, as well as Executive Operations Manager for Conservation International’s…
Giovanni BROUSSARD
Global Acting Head / Africa Coordinator Environment Team
UNODC
Based in Nairobi (Kenya), Mr. Broussard is the acting head of the UNODC Global Programme on Crimes that Affect the environment. His work focuses on building capacity to tackle transnational organized…
Miguel MORAES
Projects Director
re.green
Ecologist, specialist in biodiversity conservation, governance, public policies and sustainability. More than 20 years of experience with institutional partnerships, including 2 years as president of…
Louisa CHAUBERT
CFO
Kathryn GOODWIN
Programme Associate
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